Tirupati in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Tirupati in context

2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.83.54.24.9<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TirupatiAndhra Pradesh (Region)India (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Tirupati plotted against Andhra Pradesh and India. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Tirupati's incremental SNDi rose from 3.08 to 3.79 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Tirupati ranked 42nd out of 91 cities in Andhra Pradesh and 599th out of 1868 in India as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.79
Rank in India
515th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
34th of 91

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.24
Rank in India
599th of 1868
Rank in Andhra Pradesh
42nd of 91

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
TirupatiHamamatsuPoznan

In new street additions, Tirupati and Hamamatsu both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Poznan built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Tirupati and Hamamatsu have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.